Exam 17: Democracy

What is another name for semi-authoritarian regimes?

The two main definitions of democracy are the "procedural" and "structural."

The national structural approach to democratic transition was directly influenced by which theory?

Which definition of democracy is based on the idea that the concept of democracy should incorporate local meanings?

Describe the "cultural-substantive" definition of democracy.

What is an example of a formal political rule?

The national structure approach to democratic transition was directly influenced by dependency theory.

From the substantive point of view, distribution of wealth has nothing to do with the definition of democracy; in the procedural approach, this issue is at the very heart of democracy.

Discuss the "international structure" approach to democratic transition.

For supporters of the procedural view of democracy, a democratic regime grants all adult citizens a wide range of universal social and political rights.

What happens when democratic regimes revert to authoritarianism?

To the extent that democracy is a system in which conflicts and tensions between political actors are managed in a peaceful, predictable, and legitimate way-not arbitrarily or through oppression-the risks of political instability and violence are significantly reduced.

Discuss the work of the organization Freedom House in the context of democratization.

Why is the very definition of democracy contested?

The cultural-substantive definition to democracy is based on the idea that the concept of democracy should incorporate universal meanings of the term.

Explain how socio-economic inequality can weaken a democracy.

The "institutionalization of defeat" is important for the consolidation of democracy.

Discuss the "national structure" approach to democratic transition.

How does the case of Mali demonstrate the utility of Freedom House Classification of Political Regimes?

Discuss the socio-economic aspect of the "substantive" definition of democracy.